Stanford Medicine researchers discover mechanisms of sex-linked genetic mutation giving rise to ginger felines.

Figure 1: Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera. Figure 2: Distribution on the two Vibrio cholerae chromosomes of key genetic loci required for virulence 2. The presence of more than ...

Two separate research teams have detailed the answer in two studies published Thursday in the journal Current Biology.

Researchers identified an unusual genetic mutation in orange domestic cats that has not been found in any other animal, ...

(Arrow indicates extra chromosome.) Figure 3. (click image to zoom) Karyotype of 69,XXY (triploidy), common finding in spontaneous abortion. Risk for chromosomal anomaly in subsequent pregnancy is ...

Scientists have just extracted frozen chromosomes from a mammoth in Siberia! Also in the news, the age of the last universal common ancestor of all life on Earth has been calculated, a new species of ...

The authors confirm that telomeres in telomerase-positive cells terminate with 5'-ATC in a Pot1-dependent manner, and demonstrate that this principle holds true in telomerase-negative ALT cells as ...

There are certain health conditions that have different manifestations in men and women due to biological, social ...

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Determining the sex of ancient skeletons is a complex process for archaeologists, relying on bone measurements, pubic bone analysis, and DNA testing.

After President Donald Trump and a chorus of activists criticized California for allowing a transgender teenager to compete in a high school girls track competition, the state’s governing body for ...